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Optical Interferometry as Electrochemical Emission Spectroscopy of Metallic alloys in Aqueous Solutions

  • Habib, K.;AI-Mazeedi, H.
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.2 no.6
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    • pp.277-282
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    • 2003
  • Holographic interferometry, an electromagnetic method, was used to study corrosion of carbon steel, aluminum and copper nickel alloys in NaOH, KCI and $H_2SO_4$ solutions respectively. The technique, called electrochemical emission spectroscopy, consisted of in-situ monitoring of changes in the number of fringe evolutions during the corrosion process. It allowed a detailed picture of anodic dissolution rate changes of alloys. The results were compared to common corrosion measurement methods such as linear polarization resistance measurements and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. A good agreement between both data was found, thus indicating that holographic interferometry can be a very powerful technique for in-situ corrosion monitoring.

Anodization of Aluminium Samples in Boric Acid Solutions by Optical Interferometry Techniques

  • Habib, K.
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.4 no.6
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    • pp.217-221
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    • 2005
  • In the present investigation, holographic interferometry was utilized for the first time to monitor in situ the thickness of the oxide film of aluminium samples during anodization processes in boric acid solutions. The anodization process (oxidation) of the aluminium samples was carried out by the technique of the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS), in different concentrations of boric acid (0.5-5.0% $H_3BO_3$) at room temperature. In the mean time, the real-time holographic interferometry was used to measure the thickness of anodized (oxide) film of the aluminium samples in solutions. Consequently, holographic interferometry is found very useful for surface finish industries especially for monitoring the early stage of anodization processes of metals, in which the thickness of the anodized film of the aluminium samples can be determined without any physical contact. In addition, measurements of electrochemical values such as the alternating current (A.C) impedance(Z), the double layer capacitance($C_{dl}$), and the polarization resistance(Rp) of anodized films of aluminium samples in boric acid solutions were made by the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS). Attempts to measure electrochemical values of Z, Cdl, and Rp were not possible by holographic interferometry in boric acid especially in low concentrations of the acid. This is because of the high rate of evolutions of interferometric fringes during the anodization process of the aluminium samples in boric acid, which made measurements of Z, Cdl, and Rp are difficult.

Optical Encryption Scheme for Cipher Feedback Block Mode Using Two-step Phase-shifting Interferometry

  • Jeon, Seok Hee;Gil, Sang Keun
    • Current Optics and Photonics
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.155-163
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    • 2021
  • We propose a novel optical encryption scheme for cipher-feedback-block (CFB) mode, capable of encrypting two-dimensional (2D) page data with the use of two-step phase-shifting digital interferometry utilizing orthogonal polarization, in which the CFB algorithm is modified into an optical method to enhance security. The encryption is performed in the Fourier domain to record interferograms on charge-coupled devices (CCD)s with 256 quantized gray levels. A page of plaintext is encrypted into digital interferograms of ciphertexts, which are transmitted over a digital information network and then can be decrypted by digital computation according to the given CFB algorithm. The encryption key used in the decryption procedure and the plaintext are reconstructed by dual phase-shifting interferometry, providing high security in the cryptosystem. Also, each plaintext is sequentially encrypted using different encryption keys. The random-phase mask attached to the plaintext provides resistance against possible attacks. The feasibility and reliability of the proposed CFB method are verified and analyzed with numerical simulations.

Accurate Evaluation of Polarization Characteristics in the Integrated Optic Chip for Interferometric Fiber Optic Gyroscope Based on Path-matched Interferometry

  • Choi, Woo-Seok;Jo, Min-Sik
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.439-444
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    • 2009
  • Accurate evaluation of polarization characteristics in the integrated optic chip (IOC) for interferometric fiber optic gyroscope was performed. Spatial distribution of optical wavetrains caused by the polarization parameters such as local polarization cross-coupling and polarization rejection coefficient of the IOC were measured utilizing the path-matched optical coherence domain polarimetry (PM-OCDP). With the analytic model deduced from Jones matrix representation, we could accurately identify the polarization characteristics of the IOC. Both degree of measurement error due to the imperfect equipment conditions in PM-OCDP and birefringence of IOC chip were also characterized.

Optical Current Sensors Based on Polarization Rotated Reflection Interferometry (편광회전 반사간섭계를 이용한 광전류센서)

  • Jang, Ji-Hyang;Chu, Woo-Sung;Kim, Hoon;Seo, Jun-Kyu;Kim, Kyung-Jo;Kim, Jun-Whee;Oh, Min-Cheol
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.168-174
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    • 2010
  • Fiber optic current sensors based on polarization-rotated reflection interferometry are demonstrated by incorporating them into polymeric optical waveguide components, including polarization-maintaining 3-dB couplers, TE-pass waveguide polarizers, and thermooptic phase modulators. To remove the bending induced birefringence, optical fiber coil is annealed at $850^{\circ}C$ for 24 hours. The reflection interferometry comprising polymer waveguide devices exhibit a highly stable output signal corresponding to the flowing current.

Measurement of a Mirror Surface Topography Using 2-frame Phase-shifting Digital Interferometry

  • Jeon, Seok-Hee;Gil, Sang-Keun
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.245-250
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    • 2009
  • We propose a digital holographic interference analysis method based on a 2-frame phase-shifting technique for measuring an optical mirror surface. The technique using 2-frame phase-shifting digital interferometry is more efficient than multi-frame phase-shifting techniques because the 2-frame method has the advantage of a reduced number of interferograms, and then takes less time to acquire the wanted topography information from interferograms. In this measurement system, 2-frame phase-shifting digital interferograms are acquired by moving the reference flat mirror surface, which is attached to a piezoelectric transducer, with phase step of 0 or $\pi$/2 in the reference beam path. The measurements are recorded on a CCD detector. The optical interferometry is designed on the basis of polarization characteristics of a polarizing beam splitter. Therefore the noise from outside turbulence can be decreased. The proposed 2-frame algorithm uses the relative phase difference of the neighbor pixels. The experiment has been carried out on an optical mirror which flatness is less than $\lambda$/4. The measurement of the optical mirror surface topography using 2-frame phase-shifting interferometry shows that the peak-to-peak value is calculated to be about $0.1779{\mu}m$, the root-mean-square value is about $0.034{\mu}m$. Thus, the proposed method is expected to be used in nondestructive testing of optical components.

Investigation of the Polarization Cross-Coupling in Fiber Coils Using White Light Michelson Interferometer (백색광 마이켈슨 간섭계를 이용한 광섬유 고리의 편광 교차결합 측정)

  • Jo, Min-Sik;Do, Jae-Chul
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.109-115
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    • 2006
  • The investigation of the polarization cross-coupling in fiber coils was made using white light Michelson interferometer. The white light interferometer has a light source of about 13nm spectral bandwidth and measurement resolution of less than -80dB. The measurement found that the 200m fiber coil has a polarization cross-coupling of about -64dB in average and -46dB in maximum.